Nello J. Pinzi passed away at the age of 89 and is the husband of the late Helen B. Pinzi. Born in Kenosha, WI in 1920, Nello served in the US Navy during World War II on the LST 56 and participated in the second wave of the Invasion of Normandy; he later transferred to the USS Wisconsin.
A graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago, he established the West Haven Funeral Home in 1965. In 1997, he and his daughter, Celia, established Oak Grove Crematory in West Haven. He was past president of the Connecticut Funeral Director’s Association, past president of the West Haven Lion’s Club, lifetime member of the West Haven Elks Lodge #1537, and 40 year member of the West Haven Italian American Association. He served on the Board of Police Commissioners for the City of West Haven for three and a half years. Since 1956, Nello was a communicant of Our Lady of Victory Church.